by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong There’s a scene in The A-Team where the guys are inside a tank that’s parachuting from an airplane, and they fire a cannon to push …
Writing Miserable Characters Without Making Your Readers Miserable
By Janine Rosch, @janinerosche “Ryann Ashcroft rolled onto her back, clinched her arms across her stomach, and surrendered her breath into the dreary, gray sky. The newspaper had predicted snowfall …
The Hope That is In You
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell When I wrote articles about Women’s Fiction and Inspirational Romance, I devoured books in the market. I couldn’t put them down. Until the day I had …
Writing Into Fear
by Katherine Reay, @Katherine_Reay Working on my latest manuscript seems to be an exercise in conquering fear — isn’t writing any manuscript an exercise in conquering fear? Or perhaps it’s not conquering …
Why Exhaustion is Good for Your Fictional Characters
by Beth K. Vogt, @bethvogt Are you looking for a catalyst to change the characters in your novel? Here’s a piece of advice for you: Exhaust your characters. I’m not talking …